referendum

BrE /ˈrefərəmən/ AmE /ˈrefərəmn/

noun en → es

1 VOTE B2

a vote by the people of a country or area to decide an important question, especially one about whether they want to change their system of government

referéndum

  • hold a referendum
  • call for a referendum

Collocations national referendum · constitutional referendum

  • The government is planning to hold a referendum on the issue.

    El gobierno está planeando realizar un referéndum sobre el tema.

2 REFERENCE C1

a reference or allusion to something in speech or writing

referencia, alusión

  • make a reference to sth
  • refer to sb/sth

Collocations historical reference · cultural reference

  • The speech made several references to the past.

    El discurso hizo varias referencias al pasado.